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Subaru SVX

Location: Scotland - Blairhall
Swap Value: £4.000+

Description:

For Swap: 1992 Subaru SVX – The Spaceship You Can Actually Afford

Price: Less than your divorce lawyer, more than your dignity
Mileage: Only driven to Area 51 and back. Twice.
Condition: Mechanically confused, emotionally stable

Why you NEED this car:

The Good Stuff
That window design: 6 windows per side because 4 just wasn’t enough. NASA called - they want their fighter jet canopy back.
3.3L flat-6 “EG33” engine: 230hp of smooth boxer growl. It’s basically half a Porsche 911 engine, but with way better cupholders.
AWD that actually works: This thing will climb your driveway in a Scottish sleet storm while your neighbour’s BMW becomes a lawn ornament.
Rarity: Subaru only made ∼25,000 worldwide. You’ll never see yourself coming the other way. Mostly because the other owners are still at the petrol station.

The Quirks
Automatic only: Because in 1992, shifting your own gears was too much work for future astronauts.
Fuel economy: Gets 18mpg on a good day, downhill, with a tailwind. But smiles per gallon? Off the charts.
Parts availability: Some bits are made of unobtanium. You’ll become best mates with SVX owners on forums by necessity.
Turning circle: Similar to a small oil tanker. Parallel parking builds character.

Perfect for:
People who want a JDM icon without Supra prices
Anyone who’s ever said “I miss when cars were weird”
Breaking necks at Tesco car park in Dunfermline

Honest bits:
The gearbox is made of glass if you abuse it. The wheel bearings sound like a 747 at 100k miles. But treat her right and she’ll outlive your will to pay for 98 RON.

If you want a boring car, buy a Golf. If you want to explain to everyone what the hell it is for the next 10 years while secretly loving every second, this is your chariot.

DM me. No tire-kickers, no lowballs, I know what I have. And what I have is a Japanese UFO with a boot.

Mot November 26,all keys and paperwork

I want to swap for

No French cars or motorcycles

I am open to ALL SWAPZ

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